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Mirzakhani K, Yas A, Khadivzadeh T. Explaining the perception and experiences of breastfeeding in mothers who have a high risk pregnancy: a protocol study. Reprod Health 2024; 21:74. [PMID: 38824530 PMCID: PMC11143571 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-024-01817-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/03/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Enhancing breastfeeding practices, even in affluent nations, significantly reduces child mortality rates. Nevertheless, three out of five newborns do not receive breastfeeding within the first hour of birth. Research indicates that under high-risk pregnancy circumstances, there may be challenges in initiating and sustaining breastfeeding. Infants born from high-risk pregnancies are particularly vulnerable to illnesses and mortality. Although breastfeeding serves as a protective measure against various infant and post-infancy ailments, many mothers encounter difficulties in commencing or maintaining breastfeeding due to complications associated with their conditions. The present study aims to illuminate the understanding and experience of breastfeeding in mothers with high-risk pregnancies, considering the cultural and social context of Iran. METHOD This study is a qualitative research utilizing a conventional content analysis approach. In this qualitative study, mothers who have undergone a high-risk pregnancy and currently have infants under 6 months old will be chosen through purposeful and snowball sampling. Their breastfeeding experiences will be gathered through individual, semi-structured, and face-to-face interviews. In addition to interviews, observation and focus groups will also be used to collect data. Data analysis was performed using Graneheim and Lundman's method with MAXQDA software version 10, VERBI Software GmbH, Berlin. The study will utilize the criteria of Lincoln and Guba (1985) for validity and reliability. DISCUSSION This qualitative study aims to investigate the experiences and challenges of breastfeeding in mothers with high-risk pregnancies to pinpoint breastfeeding barriers in this demographic and develop essential interventions and strategies to address these obstacles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Kobra Mirzakhani
- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Wood NK, Helfrich-Miller KR, Dyer AM. A longitudinal study of breastfeeding relationships at home during the COVID-19 pandemic: A grounded theory method. J Adv Nurs 2024. [PMID: 38738588 DOI: 10.1111/jan.16219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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AIMS To describe the process of breastfeeding relationships among stay-at-home mother and infant dyads at 1, 3, 5 and 6 months. DESIGN A longitudinal qualitative online survey design was used. METHODS Data were obtained at 1, 3, 5 and 6 months from 26 breastfeeding mothers who stayed home with their infants and directly breastfed at least once a day for the first 6 months between June 2022 and August 2023. Mothers' written responses to 3 open-ended questions were analysed to assess breastfeeding experiences at home, thoughts/comments while directly breastfeeding and breastfeeding concerns/problems and strategies they used. Based on grounded theory, inductive content analysis was used to analyse the data. Trustworthiness of results was established by coding to consensus, formal peer debriefing and maintaining an audit trail. RESULTS 'Breastfeeding Relationships at Home,' the core construct, was identified and organized the process of breastfeeding relationships into 5 domains: (1) mothers' emotional well-being while breastfeeding, (2) infant-led feeding, (3) alternatives to breastfeeding, (4) evaluation of breastfeeding and (5) changes in breastfeeding as infants grow older. CONCLUSION Breastfeeding is not simply about feeding breast milk but also involves nurturing and developing a relationship between mother and infant. Across the domains, mutual responsiveness, a central element of the breastfeeding relationship was clear. Mothers who were committed to breastfeeding with embedded infant suckling reached emotional well-being in return for their engagement which has potential to reduce maternal stress and prevent postpartum depression. IMPACT Findings from the current study add to nurses' knowledge about the relationship building process between stay-at-home mothers and their infants in the first 6 months of breastfeeding during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses must remain sensitive to aid the development of breastfeeding relationships in the home environment to maximize mutual responsiveness. PATIENT OR PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION No patients or public involved.
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- Natsuko K Wood
- Washington State University College of Nursing, Spokane, Washington, USA
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- Washington State University Spokane Academic Library, Spokane, Washington, USA
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Scime NV, Turner S, Miliku K, Simons E, Moraes TJ, Field CJ, Turvey SE, Subbarao P, Mandhane PJ, Azad MB. Association of Human Milk Fatty Acid Composition with Maternal Cardiometabolic Diseases: An Exploratory Prospective Cohort Study. Breastfeed Med 2024; 19:357-367. [PMID: 38501380 PMCID: PMC11250837 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2024.0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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Background: Human milk fatty acids derive from maternal diet, body stores, and mammary synthesis and may reflect women's underlying cardiometabolic health. We explored whether human milk fatty acid composition was associated with maternal cardiometabolic disease (CMD) during pregnancy and up to 5 years postpartum. Materials and Methods: We analyzed data from the prospective CHILD Cohort Study on 1,018 women with no preexisting CMD who provided breast milk samples at 3-4 months postpartum. Milk fatty acid composition was measured using gas-liquid chromatography. Maternal CMD (diabetes or hypertension) was classified using questionnaires and birth records as no CMD (reference outcome group; 81.1%), perinatal CMD (developed and resolved during the perinatal period; 14.9%), persistent CMD (developed during, and persisted beyond, the perinatal period; 2.9%), and incident CMD (developed after the perinatal period; 1.1%). Multinomial logistic regression was used to model associations between milk fatty acid composition (individual, summary, ratios, and patterns identified using principal component analysis) and maternal CMD, adjusting for pre-pregnancy anthropometry and race/ethnicity. Results: Medium-chain saturated fatty acids (MC-SFA), lauric (C12:0; odds ratio [OR] = 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.60-0.89) and myristic acid (C14:0; OR = 0.80, 95% CI = 0.66-0.97), and the high MC-SFA principal component pattern (OR = 0.86, 95% CI = 0.76-0.96) were inversely associated with perinatal CMD. Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids adrenic acid (C22:4n-6) was positively associated with perinatal (OR = 1.21, 95% CI = 1.01-1.44) and persistent CMD (OR = 1.56, 95% CI = 1.08-2.25). The arachidonic (C20:4n-6)-to-docosahexaenoic acid (C22:6n-3) ratio was inversely associated with incident CMD (OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.28-0.96). Conclusions: These exploratory findings highlight a potential novel utility of breast milk for understanding women's cardiometabolic health.
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- Natalie V. Scime
- Department of Health & Society, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Agricultural Food, and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- BC Children’s Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Froń A, Orczyk-Pawiłowicz M. Understanding the Immunological Quality of Breast Milk in Maternal Overweight and Obesity. Nutrients 2023; 15:5016. [PMID: 38140275 PMCID: PMC10746120 DOI: 10.3390/nu15245016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Maternal obesity, affecting many pregnant women globally, not only poses immediate health risks but also modulates breast milk composition. Obesity is linked to inflammation and oxidative stress, impacting breast milk's immune properties. This paper explores the intricate relationship between maternal metabolic disorders, such as obesity, and breast milk's immunological components. We conducted a thorough search for original and review articles published until 17 October 2023 in the PUBMED/Scopus database. This search included several terms related to human breast milk, immunological properties, and obesity. Articles were selected with the consensus of all authors. Maternal metabolic disorders have discernible effects on the composition of immune-related components in breast milk, such as immunoglobulins, lactoferrin, leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, C-reactive protein, growth factors, extracellular vesicles, and lymphocytes. These changes in breast milk composition can significantly impact the newborn's immune system, with potential long-term health implications beyond the immediate postnatal period. Maternal metabolic health is a critical factor in shaping the health trajectory of the neonate through breastfeeding, although the full advantages of breastfeeding for children of mothers with obesity remain uncertain. Ongoing research aims to understand and unravel these links.
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- Anita Froń
- Division of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 48/50, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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- Division of Chemistry and Immunochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Immunochemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, M. Skłodowskiej-Curie 48/50, 50-369 Wroclaw, Poland
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Goulding AN, Antoniewicz L, Leach JM, Boggess K, Dugoff L, Sibai B, Lawrence K, Hughes BL, Bell J, Edwards RK, Gibson K, Haas DM, Plante L, Metz TD, Casey B, Esplin S, Longo S, Hoffman M, Saade GR, Hoppe KK, Foroutan J, Tuuli M, Owens MY, Simhan HN, Frey H, Rosen T, Palatnik A, Baker S, Reddy UM, Kinzler W, Su E, Krishna I, Nguyen N, Norton ME, Skupski D, El-Sayed YY, Ogunyemi D, Harper LM, Ambalavanan N, Oparil S, Szychowski JM, Tita AT. Breastfeeding initiation and duration among people with mild chronic hypertension: a secondary analysis of the Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol MFM 2023; 5:101086. [PMID: 37437694 PMCID: PMC10528420 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajogmf.2023.101086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Increased duration of breastfeeding improves maternal cardiovascular health and may be especially beneficial in high-risk populations, such as those with chronic hypertension. Others have shown that individuals with hypertension are less likely to breastfeed, and there has been limited research aimed at supporting breastfeeding goals in this population. The impact of perinatal blood pressure control on breastfeeding outcomes among people with chronic hypertension is unknown. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate whether breastfeeding initiation and short-term duration assessed at the postpartum clinic visit differed according to perinatal blood pressure treatment strategy (targeting blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg vs reserving antihypertensive treatment for blood pressure ≥160/105 mm Hg). STUDY DESIGN We performed a secondary analysis of the Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy trial. This was an open-label, multicenter, randomized trial where pregnant participants with mild chronic hypertension were randomized to receive antihypertensive medications with goal blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg (active treatment) or deferred treatment until blood pressure ≥160/105 mm Hg (control). The primary outcome was initiation and duration of breastfeeding, assessed at the postpartum clinic visit. We performed bivariate analyses and log-binomial and cumulative logit regression models, adjusting models for variables that were unbalanced in bivariate analyses. We performed additional analyses to explore the relationship between breastfeeding duration and blood pressure measurements at the postpartum visit. RESULTS Of the 2408 participants from the Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy trial, 1444 (60%) attended the postpartum study visit and provided breastfeeding information. Participants in the active treatment group had different body mass index class distribution and earlier gestational age at enrollment, and (by design) were more often discharged on antihypertensives. Breastfeeding outcomes did not differ significantly by treatment group. In the active and control treatment groups, 563 (77.5%) and 561 (78.1%) initiated breastfeeding, and mean durations of breastfeeding were 6.5±2.3 and 6.3±2.1 weeks, respectively. The probability of ever breastfeeding (adjusted relative risk, 0.99; 95% confidence interval, 0.93-1.05), current breastfeeding at postpartum visit (adjusted relative risk, 1.01; 95% confidence interval, 0.94-1.10), and weeks of breastfeeding (adjusted odds ratio, 0.87; 95% confidence interval, 0.68-1.12) did not differ by treatment group. Increased duration (≥2 vs <2 weeks) of breastfeeding was associated with slightly lower blood pressure measurements at the postpartum visit, but these differences were not significant in adjusted models. CONCLUSION In a secondary analysis of the cohort of Chronic Hypertension and Pregnancy trial participants who attended the postpartum study visit and provided breastfeeding information (60% of original trial participants), breastfeeding outcomes did not differ significantly by treatment group. This suggests that maintaining goal blood pressure <140/90 mm Hg throughout the perinatal period is associated with neither harm nor benefit for short-term breastfeeding goals. Further study is needed to understand long-term breastfeeding outcomes among individuals with chronic hypertension and how to support this population in achieving their breastfeeding goals.
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- Alison N Goulding
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Drs Goulding and Antoniewicz).
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Drs Goulding and Antoniewicz)
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Leach and Szychowski)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (Dr Boggess)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Dr Dugoff)
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- Department of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX (Dr Sibai)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yale University, New Haven, CT (Dr Lawrence)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Duke University, Durham, NC (Dr Hughes)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Luke's University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA (Dr Bell)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK (Dr Edwards)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MetroHealth, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (Dr Gibson)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN (Dr Haas)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (Dr Plante)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT (Dr Metz)
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- Center for Women's Reproductive Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey, Ambalavanan, Oparil, Szychowski, and Tita); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey and Tita)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT (Dr Esplin)
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- Ochsner Baptist Medical Center, New Orleans, LA (Dr Longo)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX (Dr Saade)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital/Marshfield Clinic, Madison, WI (Dr Hoppe)
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- Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ (Dr Foroutan)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University, Providence, RI (Dr Tuuli)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS (Dr Owens)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (Dr Simhan)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH (Dr Frey)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (Dr Rosen)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Dr Palatnik)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL (Dr Baker)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University, New York, NY (Dr Reddy)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY (Dr Kinzler)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (Dr Su)
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (Dr Krishna)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Denver Health, Denver, CO (Dr Nguyen)
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, and Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, CA (Dr Norton)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital, New York, NY (Dr Skupski)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA (Dr El-Sayed)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA (Dr Ogunyemi); Beaumont Internal Medicine, Southfield, MI (Dr Ogunyemi)
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- Department of Women's Health, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (Dr Harper)
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- Center for Women's Reproductive Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey, Ambalavanan, Oparil, Szychowski, and Tita); Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Dr Ambalavanan)
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- Center for Women's Reproductive Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey, Ambalavanan, Oparil, Szychowski, and Tita); Division of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Dr Oparil)
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Leach and Szychowski); Center for Women's Reproductive Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey, Ambalavanan, Oparil, Szychowski, and Tita)
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- Center for Women's Reproductive Health, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey, Ambalavanan, Oparil, Szychowski, and Tita); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (Drs Casey and Tita)
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Sokołowska EM, Jassem-Bobowicz JM, Drążkowska I, Świąder Z, Domżalska-Popadiuk I. Gestational Hypertension and Human Breast Milk Composition in Correlation with the Assessment of Fetal Growth-A Pilot Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15102404. [PMID: 37242287 DOI: 10.3390/nu15102404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS 1 in 10 pregnant women is diagnosed with gestational hypertension. Increasing evidence suggests that preeclampsia, gestational diabetes and gestational hypertension may affect human breast milk's lactogenesis and percentage composition. We aimed to examine whether there is any significant influence of gestational hypertension on the composition of macronutrients in human breast milk and to assess its correlation with fetal growth. METHODS A total of 72 breastfeeding women (34 diagnosed with gestational hypertension and 38 normotensive women during pregnancy) were recruited to the study at the Division of Neonatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, between June and December 2022. Milk samples were collected between the 3rd and 6th day of lactogenesis. Samples were analyzed using the Miris HMA™ Human Milk Analyzer (Upsala, Sweden), which evaluates the milk composition's energy, fat, carbohydrate and protein quantity. In addition, we assessed the children's anthropometric measurements (birth weight, body length and head circumference at birth). We used logistic regression to estimate the adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval. RESULTS The mean (±standard deviation) macronutrient composition per 10 mL of milk in the GH group was 2.5 g (±0.9) of fat, 1.7 g (±0.3) of true protein, 7.7 g (±0.3) of carbohydrates and 63.2 g (±8.1) of energy, in the normotensive women group 1.0 g (±0.9) of fat, 1.7 g (±0.3) of true protein, 7.3 g (±0.4) of carbohydrates and 57.9 g (±8.6) of energy content, respectively. The fat composition was higher in the PIH group by a mean of 0.6 g (p < 0.005). Gestational hypertension had a positive, significant correlation with birth weight (p < 0.013) and the mother's pre-pregnancy weight (p < 0.005). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, we found significant differences between milk composition in postpartum women with gestational hypertension compared to healthy, normotensive women. Human milk from women with gestational hypertension was found to contain a higher composition of fat, carbohydrates and energy in comparison to healthy women. Our aim is to further evaluate this correlation, as well as to assess the growth rate of newborns in order to determine the need for individualized formulas for women with pregnancy-induced hypertension, those with poor lactogenesis and those who cannot or choose not to breastfeed.
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- Ewa Magdalena Sokołowska
- Scientific Students' Circle, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Division of Neonatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Scientific Students' Circle, Division of Neonatology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland
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